1To John Adams from Hendrick W Gordon, 26 September 1815 (Adams Papers)
You having honored me with your name to a letter of recommendation addresed to the President of the United States, stating that from an acquaintance with me of several years, you beleived that my integrity, industry, and ability were fully adequate to a faithfull performance of the duties of the office of Collector of Direct taxes for Middlesex county. I have tho’t it proper to subjoin an...
2To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 29 June 1813 (Adams Papers)
Since I had the pleasure of writing you yesterday, I have learnt that a Swedish vessel will sail from here on Sunday or Monday next direct for Gottenburg, and that Capt Wm Story, a Brother of Judge Story, is to take passage in her—Perhaps a better opportunity to write your Son our Minister in Russia will not occur this summer— Capt Story is an intimate acquaintance of mine, and I am persuaded...
3To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 28 June 1813 (Adams Papers)
It has been said by some persons, with a view to make many believe it, “that His Excellency John Quincy Adams our Minister in Russia has written to his Father the late President of the U.S. a letter which came by the way of Halifax & recently received, in which he says “the war in which the U.S. are engaged” is unncessary and unjust. ” For myself I do not beleive that he has written any thing...
4To James Madison from Hendrick W. Gordon, 8 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
The peace lately concluded between the United States & Great Britain so honorable to our Country, and the satisfaction one of its Citizens would derive from owning in any Country that he was an American, together with a strong wish to visit Europe, has induced me to ask of the President in the most respectfull manner, for the Office of Consul to some commercial port in Europe, such an one as...
5To James Madison from Hendrick W. Gordon, 17 September 1816 (Madison Papers)
The office of Consul at the port of Palermo in the Island of Sicily, having become vacant in consequence of the death of Mr Gibbs, our Consul there, I respectfully ask of the President that office. I do not consider it necessary to furnish additional testimonials of my character & fitness for public employment, beleiving that what has been said in my favour, by The Honourable Messrs. Adams,...
6To James Madison from Hendrick W. Gordon, 18 October 1814 (Madison Papers)
The office of Collector of Direct taxes & Internal duties for the County of Rockingham in this State, having become vacant by the appointment of Charles Cutts Esquire (who held that office) to the office of Secretary of the Senate of the United States: I take the liberty to ask the President for that office, and to assure him, that should he be pleased to give it to me, its duties shall be...
7To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 6 July 1813 (Adams Papers)
As you were so kind as to favour me with your name to a recommendation in my behalf, some time since for an Office which was supposed then to be vacated, but was not, nor since has been; I am emboldened to ask of you a like favour, which the enclosed will explain.— If the acquaintance I have had the satisfaction to have with you, will Justify your subscribing to the enclosed, it will very much...
8To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 19 November 1813 (Adams Papers)
The President of the United States, having given me the Office of Collector of Direct Taxes & Internal Duties for the County of Middlesex in this Commonwealth, and as you were so obligeing as to honor my letters of recommendation with your name, to which I attribute in a great measure the success of my application, I should do injustice to my feelings, were I to omit to thank you for this...
9To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 12 July 1813 (Adams Papers)
I do myself the pleasure to enclose for your perusal, a letter which I recd from the Hon Mr Calhoun, a member of Congress from So. Carolina. I have had the honor of holding a correspondence with this Gentleman for some time, and from what I can learn, he stands high in the estimation of both parties, as it respects his talents & integrity. Captain Story I find will not be able to get away...
10To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 17 January 1815 (Adams Papers)
It having been the will of divine providence that I should be visited with a severe fit of sickness last winter, I was induced to remove into the country, which I did in the spring for the benefit my of health; It has greatly improved— The friendly aid you were pleased to give me in obtaining the Office I held under the direct Tax laws, makes me gratefull to you, and I trust I shall ever veiw...
11To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 23 April 1813 (Adams Papers)
Having had business lately at Portsmouth I call’d on and spent an afternoon & Evening with the late Governor Langdon, he enquired very particularly after you and your Lady, on parting with him he desired me “to present to his venerable friend & early associate President Adams & his Lady his best respects,” and to say, that he had before the exit of his bosom Companion thots of visiting Quincy...
12To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 10 September 1813 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you a hand bill containing a more particular account of the late engagement between the U.S. Brig Enterprize ( built during your Administration ,) and H. B. M. Brig Boxer, which ended in the capture of the latter— While I congratulate you Sir, on an event so honourable to the character & skill of the American Tars, I have the pleasure of assuring you, that the worth...
13To James Madison from Hendrick W. Gordon, 4 July 1815 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor to address you some time since, and took the liberty to ask for the office of consul to some European port. If it does not please the President to give me that appointment for an European port, I respectfully solicit the same office to reside at any port or place that the President may be pleased to direct. The Honourable Mr. Monroe Secretary of State, and the Honourable Mr....
14To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 12 October 1813 (Adams Papers)
Encouraged by your friendly disposition towards me, I now take the liberty to ask of you, in the most respectfull manner, a letter of recommendation to Richard Rush Esquire Comptroller of the Treasury, wherein you will be pleased to say whatever you can of me, in regard to my integrity and ability, & my fitness for the office of Collector of Direct Taxes for the County of Middlesex in this...
15Hendrick W. Gordon to Thomas Jefferson, 22 February 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
The interest you have taken in the manufactures of our Country, has induced me to offer for your examination the scraps of cloth herewith enclosed; they are from peices spun & wove in my own family, and dressed in this neighbourhood by a native born American. Either of the peices would afford a profit at $3 dolls a yard, single width. Let the enemies of American manufactures say what they...
16To John Adams from Hendrick W. Gordon, 22 September 1812 (Adams Papers)
Capt Nyers who went from here in a Brig belonging to Mr Gray, & was captured on her way to France & carried into England, has this moment arrived in town from N. Bedford, where he arrived in a cartel 40 days from London, he states that Commodore Rodgers in the Frigate President had been off the North of Scotland & had captured a gun Brig of the Enemy, mounting 18 Guns, distroyed several...
17From Hendrick W. Gordon to Abigail Smith Adams, 16 July 1813 (Adams Papers)
I have received the letter you did me the honor to write me the 14th inst. Immediately after I was informd that a report was in circulation, that Mr J Q A. had written his father that the war in which we are engaged, was unjust & unnecessary, I wrote my friend Mr Calhoun, to pay no attention to such a report ( if such an one should reach Washington ) ’till he heard from me again, adding, that...